Saturday, July 11, 2009

Vintage Sheet Quilt

Remember these? Now they are a fun car/picnic quilt. This quilt is so soft, the fabrics are the softest I’ve ever felt….. I try to forget its because they are used.

I like to think these sheets sat on a sweet little old lady’s guest bed, or better yet in her linen closet and were never even used. But with my luck they probably came from some dingy hotel like the one I stayed at in Niagara Falls three days ago. Seriously….you think I would have learned, you get what you pay for. A $40 dollar hotel, is a $40 dollar hotel, especially when its in Canadian dollars. (i took my own sheets.)

I did simple wavy line quilting along the seams. My husband saw the wavy lines and asked if I moved the quilt back and forth really fast to make the lines wavy (like free motion). I told him yes and he thought I was awesome.

The back is the color of grass stains, because there will definitely be grass stains to come. Now this baby is in the washer….again. Just in case I got the dingy hotel sheets.

Well done! I'm sure these sheets were nicely folded in some grandma's linen closet that had sprigs of jasmine tucked in between to keep them fresh. Only used for "company." She's probably glad somebody's using them. That's what I tell myself about my vintage finds. Kudos on the quilting, too!

Allison,I laughed so hard! Your husband is so cute...hope you told him hard that really is too...I love your quilt! I keep thinking I am going to collect these but I can't get pass the dingy hotel thing...actually I think I am more worried about other things that I won't share here...LOL!I am going to miss you for the month in your move, I love seeing what you are doing and how much you get accomplished, it inspires me!I have one quilt shop I think you should visit on your journey...although I know it will be a tad out of your way, the drive up to it is beautiful! And should you choose to stay over night there is a great little outdoor theatre to enjoy also.Anyway it is my sister in law's shop, it is cute and fun and the ladies that work there are charming...It is in Garden Valley Id, and is Stitch n Snips....hope you can fit it into your schedule and I would give just about anything to visit the Gathering Place...that is a too die for shop if you ask me! LOVE it...we used to live in Boise, so we would drive over or on our way to somewhere else, my DH would let me stop...If you like Hobby Lobby, check out the craft store in town at Rexburg...Porters I think, but maybe it is Roberts...can't rememberGood luck in your move

The sheet quilt is awsome. My grandmother used to make those and they were always my favorite to sleep under. There's nothing like the feel of soft, worn sheets...no matter where they come from. But a little Tide and a couple runs through the washer certainly helps!

I LOVE your quilt. I love the old fashioned quilts with squares and those sheets are great fabrics. I would love a picnic on this with my girls and son (we picnic every Wednesday). I read your exchange with your husband over the wavy line sewing and we both cracked up - that is too funny! (: izazbz at yahoo dot com

LOVE, L-O-V-E it. Vintage sheets are my passion! I get all weird when i find one at an estate sale or thrift store....you know, a little tingly inside ;) I have a few of the sheets you used in ur posting. Come to my blog and see my pinwheel quilt in which i used a vintage sheet and a bed skirt. Ur husband is right...ur awesome!

Wow - you make me feel so old. I received the white sheets with little pink and blue flowers for our wedding - Yes - it was 30 years ago - does that made it vintage? The pattern was called Christine from JC Penneys. Funny how you remember certain things isn't it.

Ooh, I love this quilt, such pretty, cheery colors, and bright but not painful-bright! I love your orange quilt too, and your red triangle quilt is probably one of my favorite quilts I've seen anywhere. I'm totally inspired by it!! Thanks for sharing, it's been so fun seeing everyone's first quilt posts!

I buy lots of stuff at thrift stores, and when it comes in the house I put it straight into the washer. I usually wash it twice. You never know where stuff has been! I've never had anything that didn't come clean and smell sweet after washing, but if I ever did, I wouldn't hesitate to pitch it. Yuk.

The green flowered print and the lavendar and blue flowered print look strangely familiar to me! I think my sister and I had those same sheets while growing up. We're in our mid-to-late forties, so I guess our things are now "vintage!" Ha ha!

Oh, I love this! I just did a vintage sheet swap, and have 16 fqs coming my way! I think I will need to make a quilt! Question- how big did you end you cutting your squares? they look small, but just the right size!

I just read through this post and right away this quilt caught my eye. I love it! I love the looks of all those vintage sheets. Perfect for a picnic. And the backing could not be better for laying around on the grass. I was giggling at the wavy quilting and your husbands comments. Too funny.